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The refining industry has struggled to execute large, highly complex turnarounds on budget and on schedule. Our data indicate that more than two-thirds of turnarounds exceed their planned cost and schedule by 10 percent

Turnaround outcomes are directly impacted by a number of factors. These factors can be categorized into three types of drivers: inherent risks, scope, and level of readiness. Key factors—including turnaround risk elements, turnaround readiness

Turnarounds are critical events within the maintenance framework of refineries. Today, many industry turnarounds are executed in conjunction with one or more large capital projects. Experience and data show that the inclusion of greater

Maintenance Turnarounds are major events for refineries and petrochemical facilities. They typically cost large sums of money to execute. But the cost of executing the turnaround is often dwarfed by the “opportunity cost” of

Many industry turnarounds are executed in conjunction with one or more large capital projects that serve to heighten the complexity of the event. The interface between the capital project and turnaround teams has historically